Review on 🏎️ COMP Cams 186011 Pro Racing Sim: Unleash Power with Desktop Dyno 5 Software by Jimmy Scaturro

First of all I would like to say that I am by no means a professional engine builder. However, I have several engine assembly and modification projects under my belt. So please consider my "Qualification" when reading this review. The reason I bought this simulator was because I needed help choosing a camshaft for my latest engine project. Rather than seek the opinions of well-meaning friends and internet forum "experts," I decided to invest $50 in this product and objectively find out for myself. The software, which includes a very handy program guide and motor assembly guide, was easy to install and run. The most time-consuming part of the whole process was gathering and entering all the required technical information (e.g. characteristics of the short block, cylinder head, cam, etc.). However, if you are serious about getting accurate and reliable results, you should try to be as thorough as possible. So far I have learned a lot with this simulator. In fact, it was fun working with him. I was able to compare the effect of different cam profiles on the power curve, BMEP and volumetric efficiency of my engine combination in both graphical and tabular form. With this information I was able to select a finished camshaft that should run this engine satisfactorily. Although I could do a lot more with it. For example, I was tempted to make additional (simulated) holes on my cylinder heads, but then I decided to leave them alone. After all, I didn't need an excuse to put more money into these heads. Unfortunately I can't comment on the accuracy of the simulator's performance predictions as I haven't completed the engine and subjected it to actual dyno analysis. walk now. Once I've done that I'll see if I can either update this review or post another one. However, I found an error in the way the simulated dyno results are displayed in the table: there is quite a bit of scatter in the engine speed data points. That is, output data is provided at 500 rpm for each segment of the cycle. A lot can happen between these data points in terms of performance, so you cannot be sure that you are seeing the actual power and torque peaks of your simulated engine. I think the table format would be more informative if the data was presented in segments of 100 or even 200 rpm. Also, I think it's a great tool, especially for engine lovers. So far I think I've gotten my money's worth with this product.